The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-25
A SUCCESSFUL BET.
A Lady Who Won Horse Race With
out Knowing 1t.

A Lady Who Won Horse Race With
out Knowing 1t.
From Nelo York Letter in Boston Herald.
The messengers who place bets for ladies
at the race tracks ought to make good in
comes, for. boys; but it is altogether possible
that they do not, for they are invariably
persistent gamblers. The fees they get
from lucky women are oftentimes eXtrava-
gantly generous; and even if the fair gam
blers are not lucky the boys are likely to
come in for something The regular attend
ants, women | mean, have their favorites
among the boys, and condescend to smile
upon them in way that they would not use
toward any other class of servants. This,
perhaps, is natural enough at the grand
stand, where much depends upon the faith
fulness, promptness and honesty of the mes
senger, but it extends much further, and
many full grown boy, whose blushing
cheek is dark with coming beard is over
whelmed with attentions on the way home.
For with the end Of the races, and the cash
ing of the winning tickets, the boys duties
are done, and they go Off on the same train
with the spectators. | rode to the city in
the same car with two women who had
gambled luckily on the days events. No
sooner had they reached the train than they
anxiety for that little messenger" and
when a five-foot-ten young fellow with a
white cap appeared they seized upon him
and made him sit beside them. Presently
another messenger who served them came
into view, and he also was made to sit with
them, one on each side The women leaned
their heads over to the boys, whispered in
their ears, cajoled them, and even bestowed
careSseS on them. Other boys in the car
I'D a,,1 nod hoe hoo "a
same experience and looked upon it as one
of the amenities of the business. What do
they say to the boyss Oh they talk
horse review the events Of the day,
wisely conclude that they would have done
better to bet differently upon the race in
which they backed the loser, and ask the
boys opinion upon horses and Jockeys.
Further than that they tell the boys what
dear fellows they are, and how much they
will do for them if few more days OF good
luck shall follow soon. All Of which the
bows take in with apparently eager interest,
sure that, if the vague or indefinite prom
ises are not fulfilled, large tips may be ex-
pected on the morrow, during the first race
at least.
Everybody knows how horse talk invades
the dining room and parlor at home. The
men bring it in from the club, and take it
with them to the office. But sometimes II
portion of it stays beknd, and is eagarly
rolled over the tongues of the girls of the
family. A young bride was calling with
friend, and at more than one house found
other friends who had been to the races.
| Enhancing were the stories they told Of
backing the winners. Now our bride,
Louisa, had never been to the races in her
life, and that very night she asked her hus-
band if he would not take her.
''Now who has been putting that into
YOUR headH asked John, brusquely.
ssWhy, | don't know, John, dear, said
Louisa, but everybody seems to go, and
want to. | want to back the winners"
The next scene is at Sheepshead Bay.
Three races have been run, and Louisa Is in
tenselv Interested not only in events, but in
the scenes around her She has kept her
eyes open, and has noticed that ladies near
her send money away in the hands of boys
in uniform, and that the boys return with
tickets. which the ladies put in their bags.
She has pleaded with her husband to let her
bet lust once on a race, but he has FORBIDDEN
II 90 sterlly that she dare not speak Of II
again But John has left his seat after each
race and not returned until the next one is
about TO be run. In her innocent little head
has crcpt the idea that John is betting ON
the races. and she longs 10 know what his
fortune has been. BY the time the third
,.aco has been run she has grown into
fever of excitement over project which
She feared to execute She would take ad-
vapragc of his absence and bet for herself
secretIy. John looked very dirk ut the
conclusion of the third race and ground his
teoth as Inc answered 20 his wife's innocent
question that he had rather hoped such a
morse would win, for he knew the Jockey.
"Ho is telling white lie" thought bright
T,ouisa. 'sand will get even with him. But
II geonlcd as if John would never get up
and disappear as he had before. In fact
.Iohn was wondering whether he. would
take n final plunge with what he had left. He
decided that he would go ont to the betting
PAVILION at all events, and see how the odds
were running. And il was unnecessary to
say that he plunged. As soon as no had
gone. Louisa was thrown into rage of ex-
Element and doubt. Tho color mounted
hot ON her checks, and her heart thumpcd
like n typewriter, as with a supreme Impulse
she beciloned to the boy. 1t was the last
chance. , IN.
"Here she exclaimed, producdng some bills
from her purse, "Take this and bet 1t for
me- .-,.,,.. ......
ing the money and cobmtingit There were
$50.